Agriculture and forestry have to meet the changing needs of society both in terms of consumption and with regards to the environmental issues related to primary production (e.g. biodiversity, habitats, water quality and quantity, climate change, air quality). A deeper understanding of ecological principles is changing perceptions on the functioning...

El Proyecto “Fortalecimiento de capacidades en la medición y reporte de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en los países de América del Sur (TCP/RLA/3611)” de la Oficina Regional de la FAO para América Latina y el Caribe ha ayudado a los países sudamericanos a desarrollar sus capacidades para informar sobre...

On Dec. 17, the United Nations General Assembly took a quiet but historic vote, approving the Declaration on the Rights of Peasats and other Peole Working in Rural Areas by a vote of 121-8 with 52 abstentions. The declaration, the product of some 17 years of diplomatic work led by the...

Este documento tiene como principal motivación comenzar a explorar la relación entre cooperativismo agrario y desarrollo territorial en Uruguay. Con este objetivo, en primer lugar, se realiza una presentación teórica sobre las características del enfoque del desarrollo territorial poniendo en evidencia los importantes puntos de encuentro que existen con el cooperativismo....

The 2019 Global Food Policy Report reviews major food policy developments and events from the past year. In this eighth annual report, leading researchers, policymakers, and practitioners examine what happened in food policy in 2018 and why, and look ahead to 2019.In 2018, many regions of the world faced increasing...

In Niger, climate change and economic factors are affecting the living conditions of agricultural producers. Distorted by the promise of better yields, many Nigerien producers have abandoned their farming practices and peasant varieties to adopt new and sometimes inappropriate practices. This case deals with black millet and white onion, two...

The International Forum "Strategies for More Sustainable Food Systems in the Mediterranean" was held from May 15 to 17 in Palermo, Italy. Initiated and managed by the CIHEAM Bari and the Forum on Mediterranean Food Cultures, this important event has been granted the organisational and logistic support of many institutions including the Italian Ministry of...

A partir de las repercusiones y de los cambios en curso, y considerando la necesidad de fortalecer la agricultura familiar en el contexto de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) promovidos por las Naciones Unidas, en 2017 la Asamblea General de dicho organismo declaró el periodo 2019 a 2028 como...

O Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (MAPA) lançou nesta terça-feira (15) o edital do concurso Inovar para mudar – a autonomia das #MulheresRurais e sua contribuição para reduzir a pobreza e a insegurança alimentar. A iniciativa integra a 4ª edição da Campanha Regional Mulheres Rurais, Mulheres com Direitos, coordenada pela Secretaria de Agricultura Familiar...

This publication is a compendium of the main outcomes of the online stakeholder dialogue organized by the project “Developing Capacity for Strengthening Food Security and Nutrition in Selected Countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia”, funded by the Russian Federation, in collaboration with the Global Forum on Food Security and...

By becoming specialized in producing only the most economical options, operating costs of farms decreased, and farm management became simpler as farmers could follow the same plans every growing season and invest into specialized technology that allowed them to use their time and resources with the highest efficiency. But monoculture...

Migration flows, including those to, from and between rural areas, have long shaped - and been shaped - by the NENA region’s complex socio-economic and political landscape. Demographic shifts and the mismatch between labour supply and demand have created common migration routes within and between NENA countries, as well as...

Cocoa is a key crop for many Indonesian smallholder farmers, who own over 90 percent of the country’s cocoa production land. However, cocoa bean yields have fallen from around 750 kg/ha in the 1980s to below 400 kg/ha over the last two decades, with ageing trees, pests, diseases, poor soil...

Formed in 2007, Food Plant Solutions Rotary Action Group (FPS) creates science-based educational materials, which: identify highly nutritious local food plants, explain how to grow them in a sustainable, agroecological way, detail the nutritional value of the plants and describe why human bodies require those nutrients. The resources created by FPS allows people to better...

La presente Cartilla ilustrada sobre Compras Públicas de la Agricultura Familiar (CPAF) compila información básica para el uso y promoción de esta herramienta en un solo documento. Cómo funcionan las Compras Públicas de la Agricultura Familiar, cuáles son sus normativas, cuáles los roles de los actores protagónicos que intervienen en...

El documento incorpora los resúmenes de las presentaciones, compendio de discusiones y reflexiones de la reunión realizada con delegados de Ministerios de Agricultura y Medio Ambiente, representantes y expertos de entes financiadores de iniciativas de mitigación y adaptación al cambio climático como el Fondo Verde del Clima y el Banco...

L’ampleur des mobilisations partout dans le monde et les émeutes dites « de la faim » qui se sont multipliées au printemps 2008, touchant notamment l’Afrique subsaharienne (Sénégal, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Cameroun) ont surpris les observateurs. Selon la FAO, la hausse des prix en 2007 et 2008 a accru de façon considérable la facture alimentaire des importations...

Sensors and irrigation control systems are a growing solution to manage water use in horticulture. These are proving to be particularly effective in Almería, Spain where you can find one of the largest concentrations of greenhouses in the world. In this arid area on the south coast, water is a...

Fundación Microfinanzas BBVA, en el marco de la campaña regional #MujeresRurales, #MujeresconDerechos nos presenta #HistoriasqueEmpoderan.  Este video es de Marcela quien se dedica a la agricultura ecológica, que solo representa el 0,1% de la producción agrícola chilena. Con el apoyo de la Fundación Microfinanzas BBVA ha podido progresar y darles un...

El diagnóstico participativo de comunicación cuyos resultados se presentan en este informe, se realizó en el mes de marzo 2017 en el departamento de San Marcos y permitió investigar las percepciones, necesidades y prácticas comunicacionales de la población joven rural, un segmento raramente considerado en los estudios de sector. Además...